China’s Ideational Influence in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)

A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and European Scholars’ Interpretations of China-CEE Cooperation

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ID12423111
AuthorsJeremy Garlick (0000-0001-5358-9267, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic, corresponding author), Fangxing Qin (0000-0002-8386-022X, Prague University of Economics and Business, Czech Republic)
Year2022
Volume32
Issue139
Pages123-137
Publication date2022-03-15
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2022.2052443
OpenAlexW4220836978
LanguageEN
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Chinese and European scholarly debates on China’s relations with Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have steadily heated up since the introduction of the 16/17 + 1 cooperation mechanism in 2012. However, they have tended to take place in discrete linguistic and academic bubbles. This article has three aims: first, to introduce Chinese scholarly debates on China-CEE cooperation to an Anglophone readership; second, to conduct a critical assessment of Chinese and European scholars’ inclusions and omissions; and third, to compare the narratives presented by Chinese scholars concerning China-CEE cooperation with European scholars’ interpretations. The content analysis demonstrates that Chinese scholars under-emphasize the influence-forming and ideational aspects of the platform, while European scholars insufficiently analyze the extent to which the 16/17 + 1ʹs characteristics are shared with other Chinese regional cooperation platforms

Audience measurement · China · Linguistics · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · European Politics and Security · Global Political and Economic Relations · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law

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